February 10, 2010
Kevin Phipps
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Subject: February 10, 2010
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In this issue:
MISSIONARIES SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES FOLLOWING HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE DISCIPLES WOMEN TO CONTINUE PUBLISHING JUST WOMEN MAGAZINE DisciplesWorld Inc., publisher of the independent journal DisciplesWorld, announced that it was closing and dissolving in December. Just Women, however, will now be published by IDWM. “We will continue to share articles that will strengthen women’s faith, promote justice and minister to the spirit, body and soul,” said IDWM President Judy Row. To find out more about Just Women and subscriptions, go to: SEE VIDEO FROM HAITI FOR GLOBAL MINISTRIES’ AREA OFFICE EXECUTIVE The GM video includes updates about two Global Ministries partners following the earthquake: CONASPEH and House of Hope. Ortiz also gives a historical perspective on the country’s political and social situation prior to the latest situation. To view the video, go to: www.disciples.org/tabid/708/Default.aspx 2010 QUADRENNIAL ASSEMBLY PROMISES AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM Speakers who will headline the event include Vashti McKenzie, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; retired attorney and Disciples leader Joanne Kagiwada; Disciples pastor Evelyn Nieves; Executive Director for Week of Compassion Amy C. Gopp; General Minister and President Sharon Watkins; and Sharyn Dowd, pastor for spiritual formation and mission engagement at First Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga. Mission outreach will include opportunities to make or donate blankets, and participate in a blood drive. Assembly goers also will collect books and purses for a local women’s shelter, as well as prepare Church World Service hygiene kits that will be used to replenish the supplies depleted by the earthquake in Haiti. Musician Laura Hall has written a theme song for the assembly entitled "Awaken to the Presence." To learn more about Quadrennial and to register go to: www.quadrennial.org DONALD D. REISINGER, PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF DISCIPLES SEMINARY FOUNDATION, DIES Reisinger received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Butler University and a divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary. He developed relationships with the Claremont School of Theology and later the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley and the San Francisco Theological Seminary/Southern California. He also helped to accumulate several million dollars in permanent funds for ongoing ministry. In addition, he served on numerous church boards in the life of the church. A memorial service will be held on Feb. 21 at First Christian Church in Pomona, Calif. To learn more, see: DISCIPLES RESETTLED MORE THAN 1,200 REFUGEES LAST YEAR Those Disciples who promote the work of Week of Compassion in congregations are encouraged to share with them the ministry that Week of Compassion makes possible through funding Refugee and Immigration Ministries in Disciples Home Missions. View a report about the congregations involved in refugee and immigration ministries in 2009 at: www.discipleshomemissions.org/rim YOUNG ADULTS SOUGHT TO SERVE AS SUMMER PEACE INTERNS The Disciples Peace Fellowship internship program is in its 35th year. Former peace interns have become advisors to White House staff and congressional committees. Some have gone on to serve as internationally-recognized disaster relief specialists, teachers, ministers, and professors at Ivy League colleges, among other prominent careers. Applications are due no later than Feb. 19, 2010. To find out more, go to: dpfweb.org PEACEMAKERS CONFERENCE CALLS YOUNG ADULTS TO KANSAS CITY Participants in the conference will have an opportunity to attend afternoon workshops and action groups focusing on topics dealing with peace issues. The conference will be located on historic Kansas City Country Club Plaza, which is within walking distance of several restaurants and other businesses. A registration discount is available until March 1. For more, visit: MINISTERIAL STUDENT GRANTS APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 1 CALIFORNIA PASTOR JON McCAULEY SMITH FINISHES IN TOP 10 OF NATIONAL WRITING CONTEST “I wrote "Aharon's Father" from the point of view of the father and son. I wanted to fill them with the emotions and strengths that I had learned from loving my special son,” said Smith, a former English teacher whose eldest son is autistic. To read an interview of Smith about his talent and passion for writing, visit: BETHANY COLLEGE LAUNCHES PROJECT FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF “Hands to Haiti” organizers hope to raise $10,000 by the end of the semester. International Relief and Development was founded by Bethany College alumnus and Board of Trustees member Arthur B. Keys Jr. Its mission is to reduce the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable groups. To learn how to become involved, see: HISPANIC MINISTRIES INSTITUTE SET FOR TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY To find out more about this opportunity for a theological education in Spanish, including information about registration, meals and housing, go to: PHILLIPS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LECTURE SERIES FREE TO THE PUBLIC The lecturers for the series include Gary E. Peluso-Verdend, president of Phillips Theological Seminary, Nancy Claire Pittman, associate professor and director of the doctor of ministry program at PTS, John. L. Thomas Jr., assistant professor and associate dean for contextual education and church relations at Phillips, and Susanna Weslie Southard, instructor of Hebrew Bible at the seminary. For more, see: www.ptstulsa.edu WESTAR INSTITUTE NAMES DISCIPLE AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jones has a bachelor’s degree from Freed-Hardeman University and a master’s degree from Harding University Graduate School of Religion. He is married to Erin Reed Cooper, associate minister at Sandy Springs Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Atlanta, Ga. Disciples university and seminary professors have been involved with the Jesus Seminar since its founding 25 years ago. For more, see: westarinstitute.org/Mission/News/Feb2010News.html CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY TO HOST FOUNDERS DAY ACTIVITIES Borg will offer lectures, discussion sessions and a sermon. Chapman alumni are invited to all events, as well as youth and their families who might be interested in a Chapman education. For more, go to: www.chapman.edu/churchrelations/founders.asp * * * * * Week of Compassion Special Offering
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Patrick and Kim Bentrott, Global Ministries missionaries in Haiti, spoke to numerous staff and community persons today at the Disciples Center in Indianapolis. The Bentrotts were in Haiti on Jan. 12 when a massive earthquake shook the country. Kim is a physician and teacher and is partnered with the National Spiritual Council of Churches of Haiti (CONASPEH), a grass-roots organization of Protestant churches and organizations that also assists with community education and health care. Patrick advises CONASPEH on theological education and diaconal projects and programs. The Bentrotts recently returned to the United States but hope to return to Haiti in the next several months. To see photos from today’s presentation, go to: 
Felix Ortiz, Global Ministries area office executive for Latin America and the Caribbean, recently visited Haiti, the Hispaniola-island nation that suffered a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. The disaster killed more than 200,000 people, injured more than 200,000 and left more than a million homeless. Haiti President Rene Preval initially described the earthquake’s aftermath as “unimaginable.”
Disciples women will not want to miss the 2010 Quadrennial Assembly that will be held June 23-27 in Greensboro, N.C. Women are already registering for the event which will include the opportunity to hear well-known speakers and be involved in mission activities. 
Refugees from Afghanistan, Burma, Cuba and Iraq were among the 1,251 people resettled through the Disciples Refugee and Immigration Ministries program in 2009. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is one of the six denominations that resettles refugees through the Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program. Disciples helped to place approximately 11 percent of CWS’s caseload. 
A California Disciples pastor placed in the top 10 of a national writing contest. An entry by Jon McCauley Smith, pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Palo Alto, Calif., placed in the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Smith’s article, derived from Mark 9:2-32, was entered in the inspirational category. The top 10 winners from each category in the competition were listed in the December 2009 issue of Writer’s Digest magazine.
Phillips Theological Seminary is offering a free lecture series entitled “Faith Matters.” Designed for the general public and church leaders, each of the 1½-hour lectures will take place on Monday evenings at Southern Hills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Edmond, Okla., from Feb. 15 through March 8.
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